Embossed covered picture and process of making same



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Aug. 29, 1933. H. s. WINZE LER EMBOSSED COVERED PICTURE AND PROCESS OF MAKING Filed July 29, 1932 gmwz MW:

of making the same.

Patented Aug 29, 1933 EMBOSSED COVERED PICTURE AND PROCESS OF MAKING SAME- Henry S. Winzeler, Bryan, Ohio, minor to The Ohio Art Company, Bryan, Ohio, as corporation of Ohio Application July 29, 1932. Serial No. 625,817

10 Claims.

An object of my invention is to provide an embossed covered picture which is comparatively simple and durable as well as inexpensive to manufacture and to also provide a simple process A further object is to provide a picture covered with celluloid or other transparent washable material with the peripheral edges of the picture so embossed or formed to a convex shape that the apparent depth of perspective is increased and prevention of reflexion on the surface of the celluloid cover which makes the picture indistinguishable is thereby entirely eliminated.

Still a further object is to provide an embossed picture in which the subject face of the picture element is so intimately bonded with a celluloid cover for the element that there is no space between the two to cause irregular refiexions which render the picture indistinguishable when viewed from certain angles.

Still a further object is to bond the picture element with the celluloid cover so that both of them can be embossed together without any danger of subsequent pulling apart of the picture element and the cover.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my device and in the steps of the process, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as here'- inafter more fully set fOrth pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

for embossing.

Figure 3 is a similar sectional view showing a backing applied to the picture and cover elements and the backing as well as the picture and cover elements embossed.

Figure 4 is a similar sectional view showing a false back and a binding appli'd to the embossed backing, picture element and cover element; and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a finished embossed picture.

On the accompanying drawing, I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate a picture element. This is a piece of paper or thin cardboard and has a subject 12 printed or otherwise applied thereto. A cover 14 is provided for the subject 12.

In order to intimately bond the subject 12 and the cover 14 together, the picture element 10 and its subject 12 may be dipped in a solution 13 'of Duco No. 1406 lacquer thinner or other solution having as an ingredient thereof, a celluloid dissolvent (acetone, for instance). A container 1311 isillustrated for the solution 13. The lacquer thinner mentioned having ingredients other than the celluloid dissolvent in efiect is a diluted solution 'of dissolvent.

Although I have referred to the element 10 as a picture element and the subject 12 as a picture. it is obvious that subjects other than pictures such as advertising printing and the like can be applied to the element 10. Although I have referred to the cover 14 as being of celluloid, it may be of any transparent material which is dissolvable and the solution 13 would have the proper ingredients for dissolving the particular cover used.

The element 10 after being dipped in the solution 13 or having a film of the solution otherwise applied thereto (as by brushing or spraying it thereon) may be withdrawn and laid on the cover 14, as shown at the left of Figure l. A second cover is provided; for the other element. 10 in the solution 13 of this figure. When laid upon the cover, a film 14a of the cover will become dissolved because of the dissolvent 13 whichhas been left as a film on the face of the subject 12.

This film, being in a dissolved state, intimately bonds with the subject 12 and subsequently hardens with the result that the subject 12 adheres to the cover 14 so that even though the picture element 10 is removed, the subject 12 remains permanently bonded with respect to the cover 14.

Pictures covered with celluloid can be given a richer depth of perspective if both the picture and the celluloid are embossed as in Figure 3. In this figure, a backing 16 has been applied behind the picture element 10. No attempt has been made to show the subject 12 and the disa the embossing being done by shaping such portion so that it has a convex surface.

The celluloid only can be embossed which will increase the depth of the perspective of the pic- 5 ture but not nearly as satisfactorily as when the picture also is embossed. The problem arises as to how to keep the picture and the cover in close relationship after embossing and this is solved by causing the intimate bonding of the subject and the celluloid together as heretofore described.

Aiter the embossing operation, a false back 18 may be applied, if desired, before a binding v20 is applied to the peripheral edges of the parts of the finished product.

The false back 18 gives a more finished appearance to the back of the picture and provides for openings or hooks for hanging purposes or for rivets or the like if it is desired to attach a bracket to the back of the picture. Thebinding 20 is a channel-shaped strip of sheet metal pressed tightly in position to hold all the parts assembled relative to each other and give a frame-like finished appearance to the picture.

The construction of a' picture or other device having a subject thereon in accordance with my process produces a rich looking article which, however, is inexpensively manufactured. The beauty of pictures especially is enhanced by the embossing of both the picture and the celluloid cover with the subject and the cover in such intimate bonded relationship that there is no space between the two to cause conflicting shadows to render the picture indistinguishable when viewed from certain angles.

Keeping in mind that the desirable feature of my invention is an intimate relationship between the subject and the transparent cover, another way of practicing my invention is to apply a solvent to the subject which will partially dissolve it, but will not cause its features to run together, whereby the dissolved portion of the subject will act as a binder between the cover and the subject after it has hardened. Also, the subject might be printed onto the celluloid itself or onto some other transparent cover, or the cover may be in the form of a photographic film with colors applied to the back of the film in such a way as to produce a colored picture when viewed from the front of the cover Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my embossed covered picture and the steps of theprocess may be somewhat varied and changed without actually departing, from the real spirit and purpose of my invention. It is, therefore, my intention to cover by my claims, such modified forms of structure or use of equivalents. which may be reasonably included within their scope. I

I claim as my invention:

1. A covered picturecomprising a picture element having a pictorial subject printed thereon and a celluloid cover for said pictorial subject, said celluloid cover and said pictorial subject being intimately bonded together and said picture element and said celluloid cover being convexly shaped adjacent their peripheral edges.

2. A covered device of the class described comprising an element having a subject thereon, a

cover for said subject. said cover being of cellu- 3. An embossed covered device of the class de- 1 scribed comprising an element having a subject thereon, a cover for said subject, said cover being of celluloid or the like, said cover and said subject being intimately bonded together and a backing for said element, said element, and said cover being embossed to a convex shapealong their peripheral edges.

4. An embossed covered device of the class described comprising an element having a subject thereon, a cover for said subject, said cover being of celluloid or the like, said cover and said subject being intimately bonded together, a backing forsaid element, said element; cover and backing being embossed, a false back behind said backing and a binding surrounding said element, cover and false back.

-5. A covered device of the class described comprising an element having a subject thereon and a cover for said subject, said cover being formed of dissolvable transparent material, said subject and cover being bonded together by a dissolved film of said cover between the cover and the subject, said subject and said cover being formed with a convex shape adjacent their peripheral edges. I

6. The process of making a covered device of the class described comprising the application of a dissolvent to a subject, the placing of the subject against a transparent dissolvable cover and the shaping of the peripheral edges of both the cover and the subject. to a convex shape after intimate bonding thereof together by the dissolved portion of the cover.

'7. The process of making an embossed covered device of the class described comprising the application of a dissolvent to a subject, the placing of the subject against a transparent dissclvable cover, the placing of said subject and cover on a backing, the embossing of the peripheral edges of said backing, cover and subject to a convex shape after intimate bonding of the cover and subject together by the portion of the cover dissolved by said dissolvent and the application of a binding around the edge or said backing, cover and subject.

I 8. The process of making an embossed covered luloid dissolvent to a picture, the placing of said picture with the'subject face thereof against a sheet of celluloid and the embossing of said picture and said celluloid so as to provide convex peripheral edges therefor after intimate bonding of said subject face to said celluloid by the film of celluloid dissolvent.

10. The process of making an embossed covered picture comprising the application of a him 01.

celluloid dissolvent to a pi'cture, the placing of said picture with the subject face thereof against a sheet of celluloid, the embossing or said picture and said celluloid so as to provide convex peripheral edges therefor after'intimate bonding of said subject face to said celluloid by the mm of celluloid dlssolvent and the application of a binding around the peripheries of said picture and said sheet of celluloid.

HENRY S. WINZELER. 

